Last weekend after several days with temperatures in the mid 80’s, Kim announced that she wasn’t going through another summer without a portable air conditioner. I did a little research online and happened to mention to my carpool partner that I was looking for a smaller unit that would cool my upstairs living room. He’d been looking for the same thing and had found one at Costco he was considering.
So we made a trip to Costco to see what they had. Right as we walked in the door, even in front of the high margin LCD/Plasma TVs sat several pallets full of the Sharp P10MC portable AC. I decided it looked as good as any so we brought it home.
I’m surprised at how quiet it is and how well it cools off our upstairs. It’s certainly not a replacement for a central AC system but this unit will easily cool 400 sq/ft or so without a problem. We place it in our upstairs living room and then place fans to push the cooler air down to the bedrooms. It works quite well.
NewEgg has several Sharp models including ours, but you can find them at Costco for $469.
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